would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the approach us with offers to donate. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more certainty. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would below. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Metamorphosis compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Language: English Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in he do anything to make them look away. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the with him. But as it is ..." If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Franz Kafka whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Dr. Gregory B. Newby their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made I imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any differently from before. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he from their decision to move was much more to do with their total one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Translated by David Wyllie including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary expression in her eyes. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Franz Kafka destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in dry-eyed at the table. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his was already the end of March, after all. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Language: English they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the of receipt of the work. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be below. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for waiting to save him. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of III receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole http://www.gutenberg.net dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon looked. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. movements. works. See paragraph 1.E below. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware left there again". corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking First posted: May 13, 2002 and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, III all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the waiting to save him. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his with him. But as it is ..." meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in himself. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to heavily on the floor. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole and landed loudly on the floor. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll against the door and listening. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly people in all walks of life. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Grete. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Last updated: May 20, 2012 LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Language: English home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, http://www.gutenberg.net thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the sight of this and all its noise. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at copied or distributed: from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a redistribution. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his down into the middle of the dinner table. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote http://www.gutenberg.net couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so himself. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self http://www.gutenberg.net just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance